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John Allen Nelson

John Allen Nelson

Actor, also writer and producer · Born August 28, 1959 (67) · San Antonio, Texas, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Allen Nelson (born August 28, 1959) is an American actor.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 28, 1959 (67)
From
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Works as
Actor, also writer and producer
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 30% in 30 days

What are John Allen Nelson's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
26%
Bonds
22%
Self
19%
Survival
16%
Society
9%
Power
8%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 6 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Ally
1 of 3
Hero
1 of 3
Shapeshifter
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Thrilling
5
Absurd
4
Warm
3
Joyful
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous2
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch John Allen Nelson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Allen Nelson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

48 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page.

  • Virgin River(2019)

    Show 9 episodes · as Everett Reid

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Crazy Ex-Girlfriend(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Silas Bunch

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Red Band Society(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as Jon Chota

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Crisis(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · as President Devore

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Rizzoli & Isles(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Robby Davenport

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Drop Dead Diva(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as D.A. Callahan

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Walter Dennis

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Feast III: The Happy Finish(2009)

    as Shitkicker

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Privileged(2008)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Saving Grace(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Buck Crussing

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Burn Notice(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Lesher

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Vanished (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 13 episodes · as Jeffrey Collins

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Dan Murphy

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Close to Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as William Sheffield

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur Soltanoff

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Lloyd Manditsky

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding(2003)

    as John D. Cort

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Duncan

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Mike Rydell · as Todd Peterson

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • 24(2001)

    Show 11 episodes · as Walt Cummings

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Sheena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 35 episodes · as Matt Cutter

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger Gentry

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Marry Me or Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Seven Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • V.I.P. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as FBI Agent Lambert

  • Shelter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Martin Roberts

  • Early Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Ricky Brown

  • Follow Me Home(1996)

    as Perry

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Friends(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Criminal Passion(1994)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Connor Ashcroft

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Sweet Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 22 episodes · Actor

  • XXX's & OOO's(1994)

    as Andy St. James

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • American Yakuza(1993)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Best of the Best II(1993)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Sunset Heat(1992)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Rich Men, Single Women(1990)

    as Travis

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Booker(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Ronald Arrizola

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Baywatch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 26 episodes · as John D. Cort

  • Quantum Leap(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Capt. Bill 'Bird Dog' Birdell

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson(1989)

    as Frank Wellman Jr.

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Killer Klowns from Outer Space(1988)

    as Dave Hanson

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell(1988)

    as Deathstalker

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Saigon Commandos(1988)

    as Timothy Bryant

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Hunk(1987)

    as Hunk Golden

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bill Parker · as Terry Maslin

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Tod Sterling

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Santa Barbara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 617 episodes · as Warren Lockridge

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 47 titles from 1983 to 2019; peak year 1987.

Biggest box office

Best of the Best II (1993)

$6.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)

Midcredits 60th

Film career

19832019

Peak 1987 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1984Screen debut· Santa Barbara
  • 1987First film· Hunk
  • 1987First top-billed film· Hunk

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting44 of 47: 43 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thWriting4 of 47: 3 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 47: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s12 · acting1990s13 · 10 acting · 4 crew2000s17 · acting2010s5 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 40% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do John Allen Nelson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 22nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

16 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

Follow Me Home (1996)

94th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

24 (2001)

Midcredits 94th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 50/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 24. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is John Allen Nelson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity6 titles17–64 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does John Allen Nelson work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Allen Nelson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Max Strom shares the most, 4.

Writers

Producers